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I've known a couple of Janice people who would certainly count as old ladies - born in late 40s, early 50s. I don't mind the name, but it's not my style and I'd never consider using it. I far prefer Janet, which is probably even older.

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Nancy isn't really used where I live. I knew a Nancy who lived here in South Africa but was British; she hated her name and went by Nan. And I had a colleague whom I never met - she used to send out emails to staff which showed her name as Nancy-Ann (or maybe Nancy-Anne), but she signed them NAnn! I don't know what her parents were thinking: perhaps they had two people they really, really wanted to honour. I like Nancy a lot and would consider using it IRL.

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For the record, I've known a few Afrikaans women named Anna who were known as Ansie - sounds like Unsy.